Olathe South High School

Boys Basketball wins Webb City Tournament

Webb City Champs

Congratulations to the Olathe South Boys Basketball Team for winning the Webb City tournament. The boys also won the Olathe South tournament at the beginning of the season.

Olathe South Visual Arts News

The Art at the Center-The Future of Art Exhibition was held recently at the Overland Park Convention Center. The following Olathe South students’ work was featured at the show: Shane Bienz, Maegann Bird, Brianna Bosworth, Adriana Fazzi, Timothy Houston, Hannah Hunsinger, Erin Killeen, Jamie Knapp, Kayla Mckinney, Robert Salinas, Jennifer Ward and Michelle Wilk.

Sculpture wins Best of Show in King Contest - Olathe South senior Kylie Shipman’s unique clay sculpture recently won the best of show in the city’s Martin Luther King legacy contest. An article in “The Olathe News”, on Saturday, January 30, features Kylie Dean and Miranda Cook who placed first in the multimedia category.

Shooting Stars – Three Olathe South students have been nominated for the prestigious Shooting Stars Recognition and Scholarship Program. This program sponsored by the Arts Council of Johnson County honors high school students who have excelled in the arts during their high school career and are residents of Johnson County, Kansas. The students are Brianna Bosworth in Photography, Abby Kallenbach in 2-D and Olivia Cruz in 3-D. The Shooting Stars Gala will be held in March.

I-Teen Magazine featured the following Olathe South artists in their December 2009 and January 2010 issues: Kyle Dean and Katie Theis. I-Teen Magazine provides a forum for creative works.

AVID Newsletter

Learn about what is happening in the Olathe South AVID program here.

Yearbooks for sale!

Available for a short time: Discouted copies of the Olathe South Yearbook. Yearbooks available: 93, 95, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07.

Please call the front office at (913) 780-7160 to reserve a copy.

Southern Highlights: February Edition Online

Find out about the latest news and celebrations taking place at Olathe South.

Download the newsletter.

Olathe South Celebrations!

Enrollment Information

Sophomores: You will complete your online enrollment on February 1 and 2 with your PE/health class. . Please be prepared to enter your course selections the day your class enrolls. Counselors will be available to answer questions. Also talk to your current teachers for recommendations.

Download the Program Planning Guide here.

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School Funding Hits Critical Level

The Board of Education will hold a series of “Town Hall” meetings in the coming weeks to share information about how the nearly $14 million loss in state funding is impacting the district.

The most recent funding cut of $6 million was announced in November, but area legislators have warned that additional cuts—as much as $9.3 million—may be coming.

“This is a perfect storm,” Superintendent Pat All said. “Our state funding has dropped to below 2005 levels, our enrollment continues to increase, and student needs are increasing. This has happened at the same time that we lost $5.4 million in revenue from the Johnson County Education Sales Tax, which expired a year ago. That brings the total loss to $19.2 million so far.

“We are proud of the recognition we’ve received as a cost-effective district, but our efficiency leaves us with few areas to cut without affecting programs and services.”

Last year, the district offered an early retirement incentive to reduce staff voluntarily, in response to funding cuts. The result? Fewer teachers, counselors, school aides, paraeducators, clerical support staff, and curriculum leaders; and less support for operations, maintenance, training and professional development, and business functions. The drop in funds has also resulted in longer replacement cycles for technology and major building repairs.

“To put this in perspective,” All said, “Only once before in the history of the district have funds been cut. In 2002, the state reduced funding to our district by about $1 million. The current funding loss is nearly 14 times that amount, with another $9.3 million cut possibly coming this spring.”

Meetings will be held at each of the four high schools, with one additional meeting at a non-school district location (see meeting schedule below). Please take time to become informed on this important issue. For more information, go to the district Web site (olatheschools.com) and click on the “School Funding Updates” button.

Meeting Dates—All meetings begin at 7 p.m.
January 25            Olathe East High School Auditorium
January 26            Olathe North High School Auditorium
January 28            Olathe South High School Auditorium
February 8            Olathe Northwest High School Auditorium
February 25          MidAmerica Nazarene University, Hager Lecture Hall, Cook Center

Important Dates for Seniors 2009-2010

There are many important dates for the senior class this year. Click here to learn more.

Under Construction!

Aug 20

At its Aug. 6 monthly meeting, the Board of Education approved moving up the timetable for changing over to 6-7-8 middle schools and four-year high schools. The district was able to take advantage of the slowed economy to gain efficiencies in both construction costs and timelines, which meant the four high school additions now underway will be completed a year early—in August 2010. Read more...

Student Handbook

The 2009-2010 Student Handbook is now available. Download here.

Attendance Procedure Bell

Attendance is a vital aspect of student success in high school…

Parents/guardians are asked to notify the attendance office
the day before or by 9:00 a.m. on the date of the absence.
913.780.7866

The following may be recognized as excused absences:

Personal illness

Serious illness or death of a member of the family or close friend

Obligatory religious observances of the students’ own faith

Participation in a school-approved student activity

Verified physician or dentist appointments

Court appearances

Emergency situations requiring immediate action

An absence which has been requested in writing and approved
in advance by the building administration

In-school and out-of-school suspensions

Tardies

A student is tardy if he/she arrives to class within 10 minutes of the start of class. A student is recorded as absent if he/she is more than 10 minutes late to class.
You may access your child’s attendance/tardies through Parent Access, which is updated daily.

1st hour:
A 1-minute warning bell rings to help students arrive to class on time. Students report directly to their 1st hour class. Teachers address 1st hour tardies in the following manner:
            Tardy 1—warning
            Tardy 2—warning and parent contact encouraged
            Tardy 3—25-minute detention and parent contact
            Tardy 4—Referral to office (50-minute detention assessed)

2nd-7th hours:
A 1-minute warning bell rings to help students arrive to class on time. Any student not arriving to class on time must report to the tardy table.

For Tardy #1-5, the student is given an Admit to Class slip. Teachers have been instructed not to allow students into class late without an Admit from the Tardy Table.

For Tardy #6-9, the student is escorted directly to ISS for the duration of that hour.

For Tardy #10-14, the student is assigned a Seminar ISS.

For Tardy #15 and on, the student will receive an Admit to Class slip and 1 day ISS.


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